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A number of forces factor into the gentrification phenomenon — a major influx of migrants in search of modestly priced housing and the American Dream, an ever-growing wealth divide among the city’s population, and statistically safer neighborhoods than ever before, to name a few. The top of the pile, however, is simply supply and demand.

A new report curating six-months of interviews with everyday Brooklynites reveals residents’ varied hopes and concerns, spotlighting a range of issues from income inequality to rising immigrant populations to inequities in the criminal and juvenile justice systems.

After six months of borough-wide discussions with residents and local leaders, The Brooklyn Community Foundation on Thursday announced a new plan to refocus and refine its grant-making activity in Brooklyn.